Convertible plow frame



Feb. 9 1926.

F. w. BOMAN CONVERTIBLE PLOW FRAME Filed August 12. 1922 s 26 and -as serapeiny Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

B OMAN, OF MORO, ARKANSAS.

' CONVERTIBLEi PLOW FR ME uppneatibn med *August 12, 1922; Serial-No: 591,530;

'To all to-hom ifimay co /wean;' e

]3e I it known that-H FRANK t BOM citizen of the United Statese residing; at Moro, 1 in 1 the l count-y of Bee and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and: useful Improvements in! Convertible .Plow F-ra1nes;iof which thef following: is a speci'-. li'ea'tion',v reference being had: to the; 21660111? i pan'ying drawingszfl Tl" is inventi'on: relates to agricultural irns plenients, and particularly to: plows :and like irnplelnent'ss V 7 The general object of the invention is to provide a plow frame: of 1 such construction that; practically all the groundx: cultivating;- implements necessarydn:orderzfor a farmer.-

to make :a c lopinay be attached: to the plow frame: an d properly adjusted with: relation.

thereto; 1- l s v A f urtheu object is to=:provide: a plow frame andallied parts so construeted that 1 it may i be used as double shovel plow; as. as middle burster as a turning plow v @ther obj e'cts' hawei to do with the details ofc 'ons'tructi'on and arrangement of parts-as wilb. appear mOIG fully llBTGHHLLEtEIU l\"I-jzinvention is illustrated in-the aocoin p'anying'drawings; whereini: I

Figure s asideelevatlon of a: plo'wfraine. constructed" in accordance with my invention: I

and showing the implement arrangedas' a double shovel'plow;

Figure' lr Figure 3 is fragmentary vertical; sectionthroughthe plow,bea1n',- showing'gthe manner in whielr't hewolter' is held; :in: place; j Fi ure 4 is a fragmentarysectionronthe.

' line of Fig-ure 1 Figure 5 is=a= perspective View of the inainz:

shovel 'plow withxthe burster wings atitaohed yl Figure-5; V a v Figure 7- is aperspect-ive view of the adjustable rod whicl'i-engages the colten:

Referring t'o Figures 1 and2, lO' desig- 9 n'ate s-- theqplbw beamand 11' the handles Figure-'2' is a section on the line'2-2 .off

Wll'iGh'-5 extend l upward and rearward from the middle portion of the plow beam and which are bolted at 12 to the plow beamand wh ch are supported by the braoes'13 bolted to the handle bars-11 and at their lower ends to the rear end-portion of 'theplowbeani; Bolted to the plowbeam and ex tending downward and forward therefrom 1s plow stock composed of two irons l l- This plow stock is braeedagainst any rearward movement'by a braee 15 whoseupper end is twisted and-angularly bent, as at lfi, and fits against the under faee ofthe-plowv beam; The lower endof the brace15' extends between the irons '14: and is bolted:

theretoat' 17, as indicated in" dotted lines 1n-F1gure--1 andthen extends rearward beyond theplow stoelrand isprovided with bolt 18; A rudder I9 'a-t its f orward end is pivoted to the rear end of: the brace by means- 0f a rivet QO: This" rudder has-an arouateslotfil, through which the bolt 18" goes-whereby the rudder may be set in ad' 3u sted pos1tiona Preferably the plow stock 14% is ferlned of single bar ofiron or steel:

bent at its middle upon itself; as at 22, so J as to 'providethe ,parallel bars 14" andi to I embraee'the rear endof the plow beam.

Extending along the under face'of: the plow beam isa strip of inetal 23 which is deflected at its rear end; as at 24:, topass. beneath the :foot 1 6-of the brace 15 and through. this deflected portionand through the foot 1'6 pa'sses a-bolt 25; the head ofthe boltrestingjupon a lnetalliestrip or iron 26 extendingalong the upper face of the beam.

An eye bolt 27 passes"through the beanr forward of the lower 1 ends ofthe handle bars, the ey-e being disposed-against the strip 28 near'tlie forwardfend thereof, while the: nut 28 bears against the metallic strip 26': ads

jacent its: forward end;- The strip 26 v is H formed with a: slot 29 and a corresponding:

slot- 30 is'formed' in thebeam.110; as shown clearly in Figure 3,,and in the stripx26.

This slot accommodates theishank of a colter 31 whose lower end. is turned downwardly and I rearwardly; This shank is formed-L uponits rear edge face with recesses 32 which engage Wit-hi the rear wall or the slot 353 in theironl 26' so that' t'hewcolter maybe adjustedivertically andllockedin itsadjusted engaging the eye of the bolt 27.

position. A wedge 37 is adapted to be disposed within the slot 30 either "forward or rearward ot the colter and will lock the colter in position. The colter may be held tight against this wedge lock and held clamped in its adjusted position by a clamping rod 38 whose rear end slotted and through which the shank of the colter passes, the forward end of this rod being screwthreaded and passing through a lug 239 formed on the iron The rod is screwthreaded :tor a nut it) and by turning up this nut the upper portion of the shank of the colter may be drawn torward, clamping it either against the wall oi? the slot in ase the wedge or block 37 is disposed roan ward of the colter, or jamming it against: this wedge or block, as illustrated in Figure This )ermits the colter to be readily removed or adjusted and to be held in its adjusted position. The colter may be thrown backward or forward by shifting the block or wedge 37 it'rom the rear to the front of the opening 30 or vice versa. The main foot or stock l-i may be raised or lowered by loosening the bolt and shifting the brace 15 forward or baclnvard, which is permitted by the slot 16 in the foot 16.

hiounted upon the brace 15 is a foot il, which is pivoted at 42 to the brace 1.5, extends rearward therefrom, and is clamped to the main foot or stock it by means of the U-bolt and the clamp iron ili, as shown in Figure at. This foot sil or stocl; is laterally deflected, as illustrated in Figure 2, and downwardly extended and carries at its lower end a. plow 4-5. The downwardly curved rear edge of the foot or stock +l-l is notched, as at 16, and engaging with this notch .is a bracing rod t? which extends forward, as shown in Figures 1 and Q, and is formed at its forward end with a hook 18 The rear end of the rod at? is formed with a hook 49* which engages in any one of the notches ib. It will be seen that the auxiliary stock or -foot all may be adjusted vertically by releasing the clamp bolt 43 and shifting the plow stock up or down and engaging the rod 47 with the proper notch 46. The lower end of the stock il is formed with an eye 50 and the plow i5 is held to the lower end of the stock by means of a bolt 51 passing through this eye. Thus this plow is re movable from the stock. The plow 52 on the main stock lei is held in place by a bolt 53 passing through the bight termed at the lower end of the main stock. The plows 52 and 4-5 may be interchanged on the two stocks 1'-l and ii for shallow or deep plowing, as desired. In order to change the plow to a single shovel stock, the clamps L3 and iii are l'Oll'lOVCtl, the bolt 42 removed, the clamp rod 4:? is loosened, and the auxiliary stock 41 with the plow -15 is removed. In

order to change this plow into a middle burster plow, wings 5a are bolted to the shovel plow 52.

This implement as described may be used in connection with a barrow and particularly a side barrow, and a turning plow may also be used with the implement or a scraper blade may be used and thus it will be seen that with a frame or plow constructed as above described, it is possible to convert the plow into a number of diiierent plowin or cultivating implements, and that a p ow frame of this character permits the farmer to coi'npletely make a crop by the one implement. It will be seen that the adjustments are very simple, that the plows are interchangeable and removable, and that the plow feet are thoroughly braced against any strain.

\Vhile I have illustrated details of construction which I believe to be particularly zulvantagcous, I do not wish to be limited thereto, as it is obvious that many changes might be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as an bodied in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. An implement of the character described including a beam having rearwardly directed handle bars, a plow stock operatively pivoted to the beamextending downward therefrom, a brace adjustably engaged with the beam tor-ward of the stock for forward and rearward adjustment and extending downward across the stock to a point rearward of the same and being pivoted to the stock, a rudder pivoted upon the lower end of said brace rearward of the stock for vertical movement and means for holding the rudder in vertically adjusted position.

2. An implement of the character described including a beam having rearwardly directed handle bars, a plow stock extending downward from and pivotally connected to the rear end of the beam, a, brace adjustably engaged at its upper end with the beam for forward and rearward movement and pivotally engaged with the lower portion of the stock, and an auxiliary stock pivotally connected to the brace and extending across the first named stock, and a clamp adjustably engaging the auxiliary stock with the main stock, the auxiliary stock being laterally deflected.

3. An lll'lPlGlllE-llilof the character described comprising a beam having upwardly and rearwardly extending handle bars, a stock pivotally connected at its upper end to the rear end of the beam and comprising opposed spaced members, a bolt passing through the beam for aid of the stock, a brace having a "foot bearing against the under side of the beam and slotted to receive said bolt, the brace extending between the members of said stock and being pivotally connected thereto at its lower end, an through the beam and having a clamping auxiliary stock pivotally and detaehably eye at its lower end, and a rod having 10 connected to the brace and extending across hooked engagement with said eye and with one face of the main stock and then being the rear end of the auxiliary stock.

5 laterally deflected, a clamp embracing one In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my of the members of the main stock and said signature. auxiliary stock and adjustable along the a main stock, a bolt passing downward FRANK W'. BOMAN. 

